PhD candidate Jillian Adams recently represented CQUniversity's School of Creative and Performing Arts in Boston USA, thanks to her interest in celebrity chefs.

Her paper - Dione Lucas Down Under - which explored the 1956 visit of American celebrity cordon bleu chef and TV cookery demonstrator Dione Lucas, and her place in the launch of televison in Australia, was accepted into a prestigious international conference held during April.

CQUniversity has welcomed Tuesday night's Federal Budget, saying the Government has committed to continuing the student demand driven system, the improved indexation arrangements, and the rolling out of research funding announced in the 2009 budget.

Importantly for CQUniversity which has a high ratio of students from low socio-economic backgrounds, the Government is putting new money into equity measures as recommended under the base funding review.

Have you ever wondered why staff at CQUniversity Gladstone campus seem so relaxed?

In the context of promoting community engagement and work wellness, regular yoga classes have been offered at the campus since October last year and have been a resounding success, according to yoga instructor and lecturer Muriel Strahm.

Upon gaining international yoga teacher registration with the Yoga Alliance, Ms Strahm was approached by several staff members who suggested the ancient form of yoga should be offered to staff in-house.

The CQUniversity Mackay Library Society will officially launch its new, state-of-the-art community exhibition cabinets, which have been purchased through on-going fundraising efforts by CQUniversity Library Society and Film and Arts Mackay.

The displays will feature a range of different exhibitions that will be rotated once every six weeks to keep the displays current and exciting.

Bundaberg has produced two out of the four CQUniversity education students who were among 21 applicants selected throughout Queensland for a Department of Education and Training 'Teacher Education Centre of Excellence' experience.

Final-year Bachelor of Learning Management students Di Barrett and Kylie Barrand were among those pre-service teachers selected as part of a Statewide competitive application and interview process.

CQUniversity's Senior Women's Breakfast group recently welcomed guest speaker Arlene Roberts from the Queensland Country Women's Association, at a time when the QCWA is celebrating its 90th anniversary.

Ms Roberts is the QCWA Divisional Press Secretary and International Officer, as well as Secretary of Mount Morgan Branch.

Visiting Thai teens have been having an Aussie adventure while sharing their own culture, thanks to a program hosted by CQUniversity's English Language Centre at Rockhampton Campus.

The teenage students have been looked after by local Homestay families, enabling them to enjoy language classes, 'buddy days' at local schools and the region's best tourism attractions.

The Defence University Sponsorship that Kristian Cruickshank completed seven years ago while studying at CQUniversity in Rockhampton has enabled him to fulfil an Engineering career far beyond his expectations. 

Like many other first-year university students, Kristian had not given much thought to where his degree in Electrical Engineering might take him.

CQUniversity Professor Kerry Walsh and his PhD student Umesh Acharya recently took part in the 15^th Australian Near Infrared Spectroscopy Conference, held at Queenstown, New Zealand..

CQUniversity Sydney Campus recently hosted the CEO and key board members of Operation Eyesight Universal, which strives to prevent blindness in the developing world..